Meet Olivia Grace

I would like to introduce my new granddaughter, Olivia Grace. She was born by Caesarean section on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 8:53 am. She weighed in at 7 pounds 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. Her mom is my daughter, Kim and her Dad's name is Steve. She has an older brother Josh who will be 4 years old on July 2oth.


Hmm....where on earth am I now and what happened to that nice lady that has been carrying me around for the last nine months?


I think I will take a little nap and maybe things will be better when I wake up later.

Oh, yeah, this is much better. I am all warm and cozy now and I just love my hat.

Getting ready for my first bath. Sounds like fun.

Mommy Kim happy that it is over.

Proud Daddy Steve.

Big brother, Josh.

Aunt Kelly

Uncle Kevin

It's been a long day.

Naptime for the whole family.


Have a great day everyone!

More Internet Friends

Here are a few more things I have received from online friends. It never ceases to amaze me how nice people can be.




What a nice assortment of things I received from Rhonda for my kitchen. There is a beautiful hanging basket arrangement, a towel to hang on my cabinet door, and some refrigerator magnets and a recipe book. She must have known cookies are my one of my favorite things. I don't think I will wait for Christmas to try some of these recipes.

Thanks, Rhonda!

My friend, Linda, makes some of the cutest ornaments I have ever seen. She is so talented. These two little snowfellas appeared in my mailbox unexpectedly one day. They will surely brighten up my tree this Christmas.

I love this little snow cloud. How clever. See the little snowflakes falling out of him.

This little guy is tucked so nicely into his hat. It is a "Perfect Fit!"

Thanks, Linda!

I consider myself very lucky to have found such good friends online! Thanks to you all!

Have a great day!

Internet Friends

I love the internet. I think it is the greatest invention since sliced bread. Not only is there a wealth of information online, but also there is the opportunity to make friends from far away places. Friends you would never have known if not for the internet. Friends who go out of their way to do something nice for someone they do not know except for an occasional online chat. I cannot express how deeply I cherish each and every one of these friends.

Recently, I won a blog contest sponsored by Lettie at the Polka Dot Pineapple. The prize for the contest was a pillow. Not only did she send me a pillow, she sent me an entire box of her beautiful creations. I posted these gifts in a previous blog. Such a great friend she has become.

I have another internet friend I met from New York. Her name is Janet. One day while I was chatting online with her, I happened to mention my daughter was expecting a little girl. She was due to have it on July 8th. Today I received a package in the mail from this friend. What a surprise I had when I opened the package.

Along with a beautiful handmade card was a precious little pink sweater, hat and bootie set, all hand crocheted by her.

What a nice surprise!!! I am sure it will look beautiful on my new little granddaughter. I will treasure it always. Thanks, Janet.

Have a great day, friends!

Who is that biker chick?

Where does the time go? It seems like yesterday I posted to my blog, but I find it has been over 2 weeks. I just have so much going on right now, I can’t seem to find the time.

In two short weeks I will become a Grandma for the second time. I am so excited. My daughter and her hubbie are expecting a little girl to be born on July 8th. Her first little boy was delivered by C-section, so this one is already scheduled. That is if she makes it that long.

On Friday the 13th, I received a call at around 9 o’clock in the morning from my daughter. She asked if I could meet her at the hospital, her boss was taking her. She was having some serious back pain. I called my younger daughter who happened to be on vacation that day and away we went.

Imagine this, not only are you 8 months pregnant but now you discover you have a kidney stone. A most painful malady. They say kidney stones are more painful than labor pain. I hope I never find out.

It was so hard for me to see her in so much pain and there was not one thing I could do to take it away. They finally gave her something to take the edge off the pain about 1pm. They did keep her in the hospital overnight to monitor the baby. Sometimes things like kidney infections will bring on labor. I hope we don’t have to go through that again.

I have been doing a few things in my newly organized craft room when I have time. I made this chicken for a friend. It is a holder for those plastic bags you get at the supermarket. Her kitchen is done in primary colors with a motorcycle theme. I also made a couple of pot holders with the fabric that was left over. I thought they turned out kind of cute.





I do have a few other things in the works, if I could just find time to work on them!

Have a great day!

Awards

A couple of days ago I was the recipient of these three awards so kindly given to me by Sew Delish. I am honored to have been chosen to receive them. Thank you, SewDelish.






I shall now pass them on to three bloggers who have been a real inspiration to me.

Polka Dot Pineapple
Aunt Jo's Corner
The Southern Mom

Display your awards with pride, ladies.

Have a nice day!

And the winner is......

ME!
A few days ago I won a blog contest over at Polka Dot Pineapple. I come across this blog one day while searching for something crafty and I have to tell you this lady is definitely crafty. Her name is Lettie and she lives in Hawaii. She makes some of the cutest things I have ever seen. I check her blog daily just in anticipation of what she will come up with next. And she never fails to delight me with her creations.

She was offering the giveaway of a pretty little polka dot pillow to all those who left a comment on her blog on May 19th. The drawing was to be held on May 31st. Imagine my surprise when I was the one chosen by a random drawing to receive this cute little pillow. I rarely win anything. I am so unlucky that if there were only 2 names in the pot, mine would be the last name out……usually.

Today my prize arrived in the mail. But as it turned out, the pillow was not the only prize I received! The box was filled with all sorts of goodies. This woman must have a sixth sense because some of these things are just what I needed.

This is what I saw when I first opened the box. Even her packing is pretty.


When I pulled back the pretty tissue paper, this is what I saw. There is more than just a pillow in this box!

The pillow which was the actual prize that I signed up to win.

This cute little angel ornament made from fabric yoyos. How did she know I collect angels?

An eyeglass case which will definitely help me to keep my glasses safe. I have 3 pair of glasses (my bifocal glasses, reading glasses and sun glasses) I carry in my purse and only one eyeglass case. You probably wonder why I carry my bifocals and reading glasses. If I have to do any computer work, my bifocals are useless.

A notebook with a cute cover embellished with yoyos.

I always carry a notebook in my purse. I am a list person.

A beautiful new pin cushion. How did she know I needed a new one of these?


This is the pin cushion I am currently using. See what I mean when I say I need a new one.

A mug rug for my coffe cup. I could use a bunch of these. One by the computer, one on the end tables, one on the headboard of the bed.......

And last but not least some goodies. I love nuts, any kind of nut, but macadamia nuts are one of my very favorites. I don't get them very often because they are sooooo expensive here. The last time I bought just the plain macadamia to make some white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, I had to pay like $2.00 for 1 1/2 ounces. That is not very many nuts!

So I want to thank you , Lettie, for making my day! And I would like to suggest everyone visit Lettie at Polka Dot Pineapple to see just how talented and creative she is. She totally amazes me!

Have a nice day everyone.

Garage Sale Goodies

I happened across a garage sale today where a lady was selling her craft supplies. I could not resist buying. I know I just took three weeks to clean my craft room, but this stuff was cheap. Most items were 25 cents and nothing was more than 1 dollar. I got some great stuff!


See all the pretty ribbons, laces, buttons and trims! Try to resist that! My total purchase was $39.25. I don't think that was too bad.


These trims are pricey if you buy them at the fabric shop.


A beautiful array of ribbon.

Spools of lace.

Yards and yards of beautiful lace.

Bags of buttons.

I had to dump them out to see what I had. I just love buttons.

This was a smaller bag of buttons. Most of these were gold, pearly white, clear and some very interesting shapes.

Some very small ribbon trims.

More ribbon trims.

I probably should not have bought so much (by the way, the lady still had plenty of stuff left) but if I had to buy this at a fabric store, I am sure I would have paid in the 100's of dollars. Besides, since I cleaned my craft room, I do have about a half of a shelf in the closet that is empty, or should I say, was empty.

Have a great weekend!